Timetable
|
Publication of the Dissertation Thesis Topics |
February 17, 2025 |
|
Application Deadline |
April 15, 2025 |
| Sending out Invitation to Application Interviews |
by May 9, 2025 |
|
Application Interviews |
May / June 2025 |
|
Announcement of Admissions Results |
by June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Enrollment |
September 2025 |
Procedure
The admission process is governed by the current Rector’s Decreee and other UCT Prague documents (available below on this page).
Applicants apply for a specific dissertation topic announced by a specific prospective supervisor.
Before submitting an application, the applicant must contact the supervisor listed for the chosen dissertation topic and arrange to confirm the intent to apply for that topic.
UCT Prague and its faculties admit applicants to doctoral study programs who have successfully completed a master’s study program. Students in the final year of their master’s program may also undergo the admission process; however, their admission is conditional on the successful completion of their master’s program.
Another requirement for admission to the doctoral study program is medical fitness for the respective doctoral study program.
In case of foreigners applying for study in DSP provided in the Czech language, the admission board assesses the Czech language skills.
- Check the list of PhD study programmes and dissertation thesis
- Contact a Supervisor listed in the chosen Dissertation Thesis and get his/her approval to apply
- Fill out the ELECTRONICAL APPLICATION SYSTEM (EAS)
- Supervisor approval: It has to be proven to the faculty that the Supervisor is informed about the Applicant and the topic she/he has chosen. This approval has to be uploaded to the EAS prior the submitting the application. There are two alternatives possible:
- Application filled in EAS (with watermark), downloaded and signed by Supervisor from UCT. Then scan this approved application and submit it to EAS.
- Approval email from Supervisor. This email must include clear approval from the Supervisor, the name of the applicant, the topic of the dissertation thesis, Supervisor's Department.
- Upload the Medical Assessment Form⇓ confirming your fitness to study at UCT (Use the form provided by UCT). In the matter of time pressure or technical problems you can agree with the Dean's office to upload the form later.
- Upload the documents listed below:
- Curriculum vitae (including a list of published works, other results of professional activity, and previous experience)
- Diploma and diploma supplement
- Certificate of English Language Knowledge of at least the level B2 (Current UCT students: if you do not have a certificate, arrange an examination at the Department of Languages – it is necessary that you have completed the data in the EAS and send a request for an examination at outgoing@vscht.cz)
Details of English Certificate
UCT Prague requires students to have a good command of English in order to study successfully. You must provide us with proof of your English language skills.
Non-Native English Speaker
Non-native speakers are required to prove the language competence of B2+ according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Recognized Certificates are:
- Cambridge ESOL: minimum B2 First (FCE),
- TOEFL iBT: minimum score 80,
- IELTS: minimum overall band score 6.0,
- PTE Academics: minimum score 60,
- Duolingo English Test: minimum score 110
Other Acceptable Formats:
> Confirmation of language knowledge confirmed by a language centre or a language school. The confirmation will only be accepted if it confirms the minimum language level B2 and above.
Students who studied in the English language shall provide official confirmation.
Native English Speakers
Students whose mother tongue is English are excluded from this obligation.
- Motivation Letter (maximum of 2 A4 pages)
- Certificate of Recognition of Previous Education
Details of Certificate of Recognition of Previous Education
If you have already undergone the process of Nostrification in the Czech Republic, upload the Nostrification Certificate.
If you haven't undergone the Nostrification process in the Czech Republic yet, you can undergo a simple process of Recognition of previous foreign education at UCT Prague as a part of the admission process.
In order to undergo the process of recognition at UCT Prague, indicate this in your online application by choosing the method of recognition: I have a diploma and DON'T have a Nostrification Certificate.Please visit this page for more information Recognition of previous foreign education.
- Send the application
- Download the application to PDF (this option is to be found in EAS), sign it and have it signed by the supervisor. After that, upload the signed application as an attachment to EAS. (Upload it to the section Detailed information on admission procedure). This application has to be provided to Dean's office and Application Jurry
In the event that the applicant successfully passes the admissions procedure, it will be necessary to provide certified copies of the Diploma and Diploma Supplement and the original Medical Assessment Form in order to be officially enrolled in the studies.
Should you need help searching for a suitable dissertation thesis topic or supervisor, please contact the respective person from your chosen faculty:
b Faculty of Chemical Technology: Ondrej.Jankovsky@vscht.cz
b Faculty of Environmental Technology: Tomas.Hlincik@vscht.cz
b Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology: Jan.Kyselka@vscht.cz
b Faculty of Chemical Engineering: Pavel.Rezanka@vscht.cz
